Louis Armstrong An American Genius
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Louis Armstrong
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Author : James Lincoln Collier
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1985-10-10
Louis Armstrong written by James Lincoln Collier and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-10-10 with Music categories.
Louis Armstrong. "Satchmo." To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important musicians of our times--not only a key figure in the history of jazz but a formative influence on all of 20th-century popular music. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans, Chicago, and New York during the "jazz age", Collier re-creates the saga of an old-fashioned black man making it in a white world. He chronicles Armstrong's rise as a musician, his scrapes with the law, his relationships with four wives, and his frequent feuds with fellow musicians Earl Hines and Zutty Singleton. He also sheds new light on Armstrong's endless need for approval, his streak of jealousy, and perhaps most important, what some consider his betrayal of his gift as he opted for commercial success and stardom. A unique biography, knowledgeable, insightful, and packed with information, it ends with Armstrong's death in 1971 as one of the best-known figures in American entertainment.
Louis Armstrong
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Author : Tamra Orr
language : en
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-09-30
Louis Armstrong written by Tamra Orr and has been published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
When a very young Louis Armstrong felt the policeman grab his arm and haul him off to jail, he had no idea that his life was about to change. What started out as punishment turned into the best thing that could have happened to the young African American. He discovered that he had a passion for music, and a real talent for the horn. The combination led him to become one of the nation’s most beloved and respected jazz musicians in history. Armstrong’s music thrilled audiences throughout the world and his joy for life infected anyone who listened to his soaring horn or his gravelly voice. Louis Armstrong—Satchmo to those who knew and loved him—made jazz music what it is today. Open the cover and find out how.
Satchmo
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Author : Gary Giddins
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 2009-03-05
Satchmo written by Gary Giddins and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-05 with Music categories.
Gary Giddins has been called "the best jazz writer in America today" (Esquire). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this auspicious pairing has resulted in Satchmo, one of the most vivid and fascinating portraits ever drawn of perhaps the greatest figure in the history of American music. Available now at a new price, this text-only edition is the authoritative introduction to Armstrong's life and art for the curious newcomer, and offers fresh insight even for the serious student of Pops.
Music Is My Life
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Author : Daniel Stein
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2012-05-03
Music Is My Life written by Daniel Stein and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
Louis Armstrong
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Author : Adam Woog
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Louis Armstrong written by Adam Woog and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A biography of the jazz trumpeter and singer known as Satchmo.
Louis Armstrong
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Author : David Stricklin
language : en
Publisher: Government Institutes
Release Date : 2010-04-16
Louis Armstrong written by David Stricklin and has been published by Government Institutes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the twentieth century, African Americans not only helped make popular music the soundtrack of the American experience, they advanced American music as one of the preeminent shapers of the world's popular culture. Vast numbers of black American musicians deserve credit for this remarkable turn of events, but a few stand out as true giants. David Stricklin's superb new biography explores the life of one of them, Louis Armstrong. The life story of this great instrumentalist, bandleader, and entertainer illustrates much of the black entertainer's impact on American culture and illuminates how popular culture often intersects with politics and economics. Armstrong emerged from a precarious background and triumphed over almost impossible odds, becoming a transcendent public figure and an international icon. Mr. Stricklin concentrates on Armstrong's musical talent, something many observers called a thing of genius. But he also pays special attention to Armstrong's identity a black man in America and the ways in which he triumphed over the mistreatment and disrespect dealt countless people like him. The creativity and exuberance he shared with the world came from his unique vantage as an artist and as an African American with a striking and lively spirit of freedom. He might have been able to demonstrate that determination in any line of work, but his story has special urgency because he expressed his creative power through music. With 16 black-and-white photographs.
Who Was Louis Armstrong
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Author : Yona Zeldis McDonough
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2004-12-29
Who Was Louis Armstrong written by Yona Zeldis McDonough and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-29 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong's own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His seventy-year life spanned a critical time in American music as well as black history.
Louis Armstrong
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Author : Sam Tanenhaus
language : en
Publisher: Holloway House Publishing
Release Date : 1989
Louis Armstrong written by Sam Tanenhaus and has been published by Holloway House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
First captured on "West End Blues" and other now-classic recordings, Louis Armstrong's innovations immediately changed the face of American music. He was a dazzling showman and a true musical genius.
What A Wonderful World
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Author : Ricky Riccardi
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-06-21
What A Wonderful World written by Ricky Riccardi and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this richly detailed and prodigiously researched book, jazz scholar and musician Ricky Riccardi reveals for the first time the genius and remarkable achievements of the last 25 years of Louis Armstrong’s life, providing along the way a comprehensive study of one of the best-known and most accomplished jazz stars of our time. Much has been written about Armstrong, but the majority of it focuses on the early and middle stages of his career. During the last third of his career, Armstrong was often dismissed as a buffoonish if popular entertainer. Riccardi shows us instead the inventiveness and depth of his music during this time. These are the years of his highest-charting hits, including “Mack the Knife” and “Hello, Dolly"; the famed collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington; and his legendary recordings with the All Stars. An eminently readable and insightful book, What a Wonderful World completes and enlarges our understanding of one of America’s greatest and most beloved musical icons.
The Original Hot Five Recordings Of Louis Armstrong
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Author : Gene Henry Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Release Date : 2007
The Original Hot Five Recordings Of Louis Armstrong written by Gene Henry Anderson and has been published by Pendragon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Between 1925 and 1928 the Hot Five--the incomparable Louis Armstrong and four seasoned practitioners of the burgeoning jazz style--recorded fifty-five performances in Chicago for the OKeh label. Oddly enough, the quintet immortalized on vinyl with recent technology rarely performed as a unit in local nightspots. And yet, like other music now regarded as especially historic, their work in the studio summarized approaches of the past and set standards for the future. Remarkable both for popularity among the members of the public and for influence on contemporary musicians, these recordings helped make "Satchmo" a familiar household name and ultimately its bearer an adored public figure. They showcased Armstrong's genius, notably his leadership in transforming the practice of jazz as an ensemble improvisation into jazz as the art of the improvising soloist. In his study Professor Anderson--for the first time--provides a detailed account of the origins of this pioneering enterprise, relates individual pieces to existing copyright deposits, and contextualizes the music by offering a reliable timeline of Armstrong's professional activities during these years. All fifty-five pieces, moreover, are described in informed commentary [Publisher description].